BOSTON - The final week of regular-season women’s action in Atlantic Hockey America (AHA) is here, and there is still room for change in the league’s standings.
MATCHUPS
Feb. 11/12 (Friday/Saturday)
- Syracuse at No. 13/13 Mercyhurst
- RIT at No. 4/4 Penn State
- Lindenwood at Robert Morris
AROUND AHA
- Penn State forward Grace Outwater’s 10 goals since Jan. 1 lead all Division I sophomores.
- Delaware freshman blueliner Lexie Lonask leads the nation with 136 blocks.
- Robert Morris sophomore Jessica MacKinnon’s 446 faceoff wins lead all skaters nationwide.
- Mercyhurst freshman Holly VanNetten’s four-game point streak is the longest active among AHA blueliners.
QUICK HITS
- RIT’s 34 power play goals lead all of Division I.
- Syracuse’s Ava Drabyk’s five shutouts lead all Division I freshmen goaltenders.
- Lindenwood senior forward Molly Henderson has tallied 15 points (7G-8A) since Jan. 15, tied for the third-most in the nation.
- Penn State senior netminder Katie DeSa’s 10 shutouts lead all Division I goaltenders.
FINAL WEEKEND OF PLAY
The top two seeds (#1 Penn State, #2 Mercyhurst) and the seventh seed (#7 Delaware) are locked in as we head into the final weekend of play.
The middle of the pack can still be shaken up as #3-6 can and will be shaped through the end of play on Saturday night.
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Forward: Jessica MacKinnon, SO, Robert Morris (Clarks Harbour, Nova Scotia) - 2 GP, 6 PTS (1G-5A) vs. Delaware
Defenseman: Danica Maynard, FR, Penn State (Lake Country, British Columbia) - 2 GP, 4 PTS (1G-3A) vs. Lindenwood
Goaltender: Katie DeSa, SR, Penn State (Pawcatuck, Conn.) - 2 GP (2-0-0), 1.50 GAA, .952 SV%
Rookie: Tilli Keranen, F, RIT (Kuopio, Finland) - 2 GP, 4 PTS (1G-3A) vs. Syracuse
BY THE NUMBERS
6 - Robert Morris redshirt junior goaltender Maggie Hatch tied the program record for shutouts in a single season after recording her sixth last weekend.
7 - Mercyuhrst’s seven-game winning streak is the third-longest active in Division I.
9 - Outwater has scored a goal in nine straight games, the second-longest streak of its kind in the nation.
SCORING LEADERS
*Stats are from all regular-season contests.
GOALS
- Grace Outwater (Penn State) - 23
- Tessa Janecke (Penn State) - 19
- Maddy Christian (Penn State) - 17
- Julia Perjus (Mercyhurst) - 15
ASSISTS
- Kendall Butze (Penn State) - 23
- Jessica MacKinnon (Robert Morris) - 22
- Mikah Keller (Penn State) - 22
- Addie Alvarez (RIT) - 22
POINTS
- Tessa Janecke (Penn State) - 40
- Grace Outwater (Penn State) - 37
- Jessica MacKinnon (Robert Morris) - 36
- Julia Perjus (Mercyhurst) - 33
GOALTENDING LEADERS
*Min. 33% of team minutes played.
GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE
- Katie DeSa (Penn State) - 1.26
- Magdalena Luggin (Mercyhurst) - 2.17
- Ava Drabyk (Syracuse) - 2.20
- Maggie Hatch (Robert Morris) - 2.29
SAVE PERCENTAGE
- Katie DeSa (Penn State) - .936
- Ava Drabyk (Syracuse) - .929
- Magdalena Luggin (Mercyhurst) - .926
- Maggie Hatch (Robert Morris) .924
SAVES
- Ava Drabyk (Syracuse) - 808
- Charlotte Payne (Delaware) - 755
- Magdalena Luggin (Mercyhurst) - 727
- Maggie Hatch (Robert Morris) - 673
ABOUT ATLANTIC HOCKEY AMERICA
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